Dwyane Wade had incredible reaction to hole-in-one on Pebble Beach’s iconic seventh but fans spot huge error
Golf stars and celebrities alike will be dreaming of jarring one at Pebble Beach's iconic seventh hole this week.
The famous course is home to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and features some spectacular holes set on the cliffs of the California coastline.
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None more so than the par-three seventh, which is among the most famous holes in the world.
It is the shortest par three on the PGA Tour rota as golfers tee off from Arrowhead Point onto the green below with the Pacific Ocean on their right.
NBA icon Dwayne Wade had the chance to play it in September 2023 and lived every player's dream.
The 13-time All-Star hit a beautifully judged - if slightly unorthodox - shot in windy, overcast conditions as the ocean rumbled in the background.
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It went straight for the pin and rolled in, leading to wild scenes as Wade wheeled away in celebration.
“My first hole-in-one baby. At Pebble Beach,” he yelled. “I’ve been waiting on this hole for three years! That’s what I’m talking about."
“From the NBA hall of fame to the Pebble Beach Hall of Fame. I might as well get golf tattooed on my body, I’m locked in for life!” Wade wrote when sharing the clip. “HOLE-IN-ONE!”
The three-time NBA champ is not going to let people forget his special moment - he posted a throwback on his Instagram in 2024.
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"One year ago today I played my cards right & got that Ace
bro literally teed up in front of the markers," he wrote.
Fans had some bad news in the replies.
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"Looks like you’re just in front of the tee box. Sorry but that’s gonna be +1," wrote one.
"Stealing a few yards there looks well ahead of the markers," another said.
"Penalty," insisted a third.
Wade retired in 2019, 16 years after being drafted by the Miami Heat.
He has moved into broadcasting and has also been putting time into his golf game.
The Olympic medalist even had a lesson with the GOAT Tiger Woods three years ago.
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Per , it was filmed on February 22, 2021, a day before the golf great's car accident.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are both playing at this week's event - their first PGA Tour appearances of 2025.
Scheffler will be alongside TaylorMade CEO David Abeles in the Pro-Am while McIlroy has been paired with TPG board member Jeffrey Rhodes.
Wade's fellow NBA great Pau Gasol will also be in action as he partners J.T. Poston.
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